Ribnitz

Residential - Ribnitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

First Jewish presence: mid-1400s; peak Jewish population: 92 in 1867; Jewish population in 1933: 17

The Jewish population of Ribnitz never exceeded 92, as municipal regulations made it quite difficult for Jews to thrive there. The Ribnitz authorities not only limited Jews to a narrow range of professions, but also restricted the districts in which they could conduct business. This small Jewish community conducted religious services in a private residence until 1830, when the authorities gave permission for the consecration of a Jewish cemetery and the purchase of a small, old, poorly constructed building for use as a synagogue. The synagogue was closed in 1935, by which point the congregation had dwindled significantly. Although only 10 Jews lived in Ribnitz in 1935, large anti-Jewish demonstrations took place in the town. On Pogrom Night, the abandoned synagogue was burned down and the cemetery was desecrated. The cemetery contains a small memorial plaque.

Moshe Finkel

Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com

Notes

Sources: The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Shmuel Spector [Ed.], [publisher] Yad Vashem and the New York University Press, 2001., Lexikon der jüdischen Gemeinde in Deutschen Sprachraum, Klaus Dieter-Alicke, [publisher] Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2008., Synagogen Internet Archiv, www.synagogen.info

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Date Added	Mar 26, 2020
Category	Residential
Country	DE
State	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
City	Ribnitz
Exhibits	Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany

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Ribnitz

First Jewish presence: mid-1400s; peak Jewish population: 92 in 1867; Jewish population in 1933: 17

Moshe Finkel

Copyright: Pogrom Night 1938 - A Memorial to the Destroyed Synagogues of Germany/ Germansynagogues.com

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